| National and UK weather records |
National and UK weather records are shown in the tables below. Last updated 24 November 2008.
| HIGHEST DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS |
| England |
38.5 °C |
10 August 2003 |
Faversham (Kent) |
| Wales |
35.2 °C |
2 August 1990 |
Hawarden Bridge (Flintshire) |
| Scotland |
32.9 °C |
9 August 2003 |
Greycrook (Scottish Borders) |
| Northern Ireland |
30.8 °C |
30 June 1976
12 July 1983 |
Knockarevan (County Fermanagh)
Shaw's Bridge, Belfast (County Antrim) |
| LOWEST DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS |
| Scotland |
-27.2 °C |
11 February 1895
10 January 1982
30 December 1995 |
Braemar (Aberdeenshire)
Braemar (Aberdeenshire)
Altnaharra (Highland) |
| England |
-26.1°C |
10 January 1982 |
Newport (Shropshire) |
| Wales |
-23.3 °C |
21 January 1940 |
Rhayader (Powys) |
| Northern Ireland |
-17.5 °C |
1 January 1979 |
Margherally (County Down) |
| HIGHEST MONTHLY SUNSHINE RECORDS |
| England |
383.9 hours |
July 1911 |
Eastbourne (Sussex) |
| Wales |
354.3 hours |
July 1955 |
Dale Fort (Pembrokeshire) |
| Scotland |
329.1 hours |
May 1975 |
Tiree (Argyll & Bute) |
| Northern Ireland |
298.0 hours |
June 1940 |
Mount Stewart (County Down) |
| HIGHEST GUST SPEED RECORDS (LOW-LEVEL SITES) |
| Scotland |
123 knots
(142 m.p.h.) |
13 February 1989 |
Fraserburgh (Aberdeenshire) |
| Northern Ireland |
108 Knots
(124 m.p.h.) |
12 January 1974 |
Kilkeel (County Down) |
| Wales |
108 knots
(124 m.p.h.) |
28 October 1989 |
Rhoose (Vale of Glamorgan) |
England
|
103 knots
(118 m.p.h.) |
15 December 1979 |
Gwennap Head (Cornwall) |
The highest gust speed from a high level site is 150 knots (173 m.p.h.) at Cairngorm Summit (1,245 metres AMSL) on 20 March 1986.
| HIGHEST 24-HOUR RAINFALL TOTALS |
| England |
279 mm |
18 July 1955 |
Martinstown (Dorset) |
| Scotland |
238 mm |
17 January 1974 |
Sloy Main Adit (Argyll & Bute) |
| Wales |
211 mm |
11 November 1929 |
Lluest Wen Reservoir (Mid Glamorgan) |
| Northern Ireland |
159 mm |
31 October 1968 |
Tollymore Forest (County Down) |
| UK RAINFALL RECORDS FOR SHORT DURATIONS |
| Highest 5-minute total |
*32 mm |
10 August 1893 |
Preston (Lancashire) |
| Highest 30-minute total |
80 mm |
6 June 1953 |
Eskdalemuir (Dumfries & Galloway) |
| Highest 60-minute total |
92 mm |
12 July 1901 |
Maidenhead (Berkshire) |
| Highest 90-minute total |
117 mm |
8 August 1967 |
Dunsop Valley (Lancashire) |
| Highest 120-minute total |
#193 mm |
19 May 1989 |
Walshaw Dean Lodge (West Yorkshire) |
| Highest 120-minute total |
#155 mm |
11 June 1956 |
Hewenden Reservoir (West Yorkshire) |
| Highest 155-minute total |
169 mm |
14 August 1975 |
Hampstead (Greater London) |
| Highest 180-minute total |
178 mm |
7 October 1960 |
Horncastle (Lincolnshire) |
* Approximate value
#Reservations about Walshaw value, Hewenden value is next highest
accepted value.
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